เหนือชั้น1000แปลก – สวนสนุกแนวธรรมะ Suoi Tien Par คุณเจ พาไป โฮจิมินห์ พบเรื่องแปลก นั่นคือ สวนสนุกแนวธรรมะ Suoi Tien Park ซึ่งเป็นสวนสนุก ที่ตกแต่งบรรยากาศเหมือนวัด In this episode of Neua Chan Phan Plaek, I’ve tripped across to Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam to take a look at a fun park with a twist. For those who have been following my language development progress over the years, you’d know that I dabbled in Vietnamese a couple of years back for a few weeks, then for another week or so during Miss Universe in Nha Trang in 2008. Well, this trip was a great opportunity to dust some of the cobwebs off of some of the language that I’d played with before and see if people actually understood me when I opened my mouth! During the clip here, you’ll see me asking several questions in Vietnamese. This is a milestone for me. Although my level of Vietnamese is quite dismal at the moment, I really believe that if I stay there for a few weeks, it wouldn’t take much to bring it up to par. Something just ‘clicked’ over this last trip, and I hope I’ll be able to spend a lot more time there in the future! Check out more about these and other language, cultural and mind adventures in my blog – http://stujay.blogspot.com If you know of any extraordinary / amazing / bizarre people, places or things that you think would make a great story, send me an email and tell me about it. We might be able to make a trip out there and cover it for the show! – stujay@hotmail.com

Stuart Jay Raj is a polyglot who specializes in the languages and dialects spoken in South East Asia and China. His talents have allowed him to earn a professional living as a simultaneous interpreter in Thai, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Indonesian, among others, providing language and cultural training for multinational companies in the region and hosting his own TV programme on Thailand's Channel 5. He holds a degree in Cognitive and Applied Linguistics from Griffith University and has become an expert in the field of language acquisition with a strong track record of success. Stuart's background knowledge of Sanskrit, Khmer, Lao and various Chinese dialects and minority languages enables him to present a fascinating and unique perspective on the Thai language which makes everything fall logically into place.

Who is Stuart Jay Raj?

Stuart Jay Raj is a polyglot who specializes in the languages and dialects spoken in South East Asia and China. His talents have allowed him to earn a professional living as a simultaneous interpreter in Thai, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Indonesian, among others, providing language and cultural training for multinational companies in the region and hosting his own TV programme on Thailand's Channel 5. He holds a degree in Cognitive and Applied Linguistics from Griffith University and has become an expert in the field of language acquisition with a strong track record of success. Stuart's background knowledge of Sanskrit, Khmer, Lao and various Chinese dialects and minority languages enables him to present a fascinating and unique perspective on the Thai language which makes everything fall logically into place.